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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Cabinet approves Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund'
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval to a new pan India Central Sector Scheme-Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. The scheme shall provide a medium - long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.
Under the scheme, Rs. One Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies , Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producers Organizations , Self Help Group , Farmers, Joint Liability Groups , Multipurpose Cooperative Societies, Agri-entrepreneurs, Startups, Aggregation Infrastructure Providers and Central/State agency or Local Body sponsored Public Private Partnership Project
Loans will be disbursed in four years starting with sanction of Rs. 10,000 crorein the current year and Rs. 30,000 crore each in next three financial years.
All loans under this financing facility will have interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a limit of Rs. 2 crore. This subvention will be available for a maximum period of seven years. Further, credit guarantee coverage will be available for eligible borrowers from this financing facility under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises  scheme for a loan up to Rs. 2 crore. The fee for this coverage will be paid by the Government. In case of FPOs the credit guarantee may be availed from the facility created under FPO promotion scheme of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare .
The total outflow as budgetary support from Government of India  will be Rs.10,736 crore:
Moratorium for repayment under this financing facility may vary subject to minimum of 6 months and maximum of 2 years.
The Project by way of facilitating formal credit to farm and farm processing-based activities is expected to create numerous job opportunities in rural areas.
Agri Infra fund will be managed and monitored through an online Management Information System  platform. It will enable all the qualified entities to apply for loan under the fund. The online platform will also provide benefits such as transparency of interest rates offered by multiple banks, scheme details including interest subvention and credit guarantee offered, minimum documentation, faster approval process as also integration with other scheme benefits.
The National, State and District level Monitoring Committees will be set up to ensure real-time monitoring and effective feed-back.
The duration of the Scheme shall be from FY2020 to FY2029 .
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
182.87 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 16,741
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
2,349 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,80,436
1,660 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
78.63 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 6,58,489 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
I’m optimistic that 130 crore Indians will continue to work hard to ensure India reaches new heights as it celebrates its Amrut Mahotsav: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that he is optimistic that 130 crore Indians will continue to work hard to ensure India reaches new heights as it celebrates its Amrut Mahotsav.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
"As India enters August, which marks the beginning of the Amrut Mahotsav, we have seen multiple happenings which are heartening to every Indian. There has been record vaccination and the high GST numbers also signal robust economic activity.
Not only has PV Sindhu won a well deserved medal, but also we saw historic efforts by the men’s and women’s hockey teams at the Olympics. I’m optimistic that 130 crore Indians will continue to work hard to ensure India reaches new heights as it celebrates its Amrut Mahotsav."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 126.53 Cr
More than 73.63 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.35%
8,603 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload stands at 99,974
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 20 days
With the administration of 73,63,706 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 126.53 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,31,55,745 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,84,291
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2nd Dose
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95,31,494
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FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
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1,83,80,084
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2nd Dose
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1,65,59,396
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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|
46,45,20,330
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2nd Dose
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23,76,97,016
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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18,61,63,770
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2nd Dose
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12,43,84,093
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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|
11,65,61,828
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2nd Dose
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|
8,11,62,673
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Total
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|
1,26,53,44,975
The recovery of 8,190 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,40,53,856.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.35%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 160 consecutive days now.
8,603 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload presently stands at 99,974. Active cases constitute 0.29% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,52,596 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 64.60 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.81% remains less than 1% for the last 20 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 0.69%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 61 days and below 3% for 96 consecutive days now.
NOTE: The above figures are exclusive of Bihar which is in the process of reconciling its data. The updated figures are awaited.
Ministry of Steel
Wage Revision of MOIL Workers Announced
In a major development, approval of the wage revision of MOIL workers was announced by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Government of India in a gala function organized at Nagpur on 31st October, 2021.
This wage revision is for 10 years’ duration w.e.f 01.08.2017 up to 31.07.2027, benefitting close to 5,800 company employees. It is based on an MOU arrived between management and recognized union of MOIL i.e. MOIL KamgarSanghatan . The proposal includes fitment benefit of 20% and perks/allowances at the rate of 20%. An Interim relief @ 12% of Basic and DA was given by the company w.e.f May, 2019.
The company announced that it will be making the arrear payment in one go, which will have a financial impact of Rs. 218 crores approximately for the period it is due i.e. from 1st August, 2017 to 30th September, 2021. The total financial impact of the proposed wage revision will be about Rs.87 crores per annum. MOIL LIMITED has already made full provisions for this wage increase in the books of accounts.
In addition, the production linked bonus for all employees @ Rs 28,000/- for the year 2020-21 which will be paid beforeDeepawli was also announced.
TheHon’ble Ministers also inaugurated various MOIL facilities viz. are the second vertical shaft at Chikla Mine, Hospitals at its five mines’ locations, Administrative Building, and Graduate Trainee Hostel at it mines on this occasion.
Various other dignitaries were present for the event, including Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union State Minister for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Sunil Kedar, State Union Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Sports & Youth Welfare, DrVikasMahatme, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.MsSukritiLikhiAS&FA,MoS and MsRuchikaGovil,AS,MoS.
Employees and various union members who had assembled in large numbers to listen to dignitaries were over joyed by these announcements and thanked Ministry of Steel profusely. On this occasion, Hon’ble Union Steel Minister, Shri RCP Singh, congratulated MOIL for its consistent performance and also exhorted them to be geared up to achieve bigger milestones in the future.
Ho’ble Steel Minister will also be visiting Balaghat mine on 1st November, 2021, which is the largest Manganese mine being operated by MOIL and is the deepest underground Manganese mine in Asia.
About MOIL: MOIL Limited is a Schedule-A, Miniratna Category-I CPSE under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel, Government of India. MOIL is the largest producer of manganese ore in the country and operates eleven mines in the State of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. MOIL holds ~34% of manganese ore reserves of the country and is contributing ~ 45% of the domestic production. The company has ambitious vision of almost doubling its production to 25 lakh MT by FY 2024-25. MOIL is also exploring business opportunity in the State of Gujarat, other areas in the State of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Resignation and Voluntary Retirement by Paramilitary Personnel
The details of resignation and voluntary retirement sought by the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles during the last five years are as under:
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Year
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Name of the Force
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Total
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CRPF
|
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BSF
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ITBP
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SSB
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CISF
|
|
ARs
|
|
VR
|
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R
|
|
VR
|
|
R
|
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VR
|
|
R
|
|
VR
|
|
R
|
|
VR
|
|
R
|
|
VR
|
|
R
|
|
VR
|
|
R
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2016
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2623
|
|
205
|
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3132
|
|
319
|
|
341
|
|
129
|
|
277
|
|
79
|
|
588
|
|
424
|
|
139
|
|
07
|
|
7100
|
|
1163
|
|
2017
|
|
3188
|
|
127
|
|
6001
|
|
414
|
|
486
|
|
132
|
|
490
|
|
58
|
|
809
|
|
751
|
|
567
|
|
18
|
|
11541
|
|
1500
|
|
2018
|
|
2385
|
|
151
|
|
3959
|
|
328
|
|
326
|
|
101
|
|
288
|
|
99
|
|
452
|
|
949
|
|
614
|
|
24
|
|
8024
|
|
1652
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|
2019
|
|
1873
|
|
101
|
|
3847
|
|
436
|
|
336
|
|
129
|
|
386
|
|
108
|
|
540
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|
545
|
|
514
|
|
18
|
|
7496
|
|
1337
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|
2020
|
|
960
|
|
212
|
|
3310
|
|
211
|
|
423
|
|
129
|
|
328
|
|
68
|
|
469
|
|
250
|
|
445
|
|
07
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|
5935
|
|
877
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|
Total
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|
11029
|
|
796
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|
20249
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1708
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|
1912
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|
620
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1769
|
|
412
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|
2858
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2919
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|
2279
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|
74
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|
40096
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|
6529
VR = Voluntary retirement, R= Resignation
The number of resignation and voluntary retirement cases vary from year to year and no trend in this regard has been observed.
No specific study for ascertaining the reasons for voluntary retirement/resignation by Force personnel has been conducted. However, an analysis carried out by the Forces indicates that personal and domestic reasons including children/family issues, health issues of self or family members, social/family obligations and commitments, better career opportunities are some of the major reasons for voluntary retirement/resignation.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Government constitute Expert Group on Fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Wages
The Ministry of Labour & Employment Government issued an order and has constituted the Expert Group to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Minimum Wages. The Group has been constituted for a period of three years from the date of notification.
The Expert Group is chaired by Prof Ajit Mishra, Director, Institute of Economic Growth. Prof Tarika Chakraborty, IIM Calcutta, Dr Anushree Sinha, Senior Fellow, NCAER, Ms Vibha Bhalla, Joint Secretary,Dr H. Srinivas, Director General, VVGNLI are the members of the Expert Group and Shri D.P.S. Negi, Senior Labour & Employment Advisor, Ministry of Labour & Employment is the Member Secretary.
The Expert group will give recommendations to the Government on Minimum Wages and National Floor Wage. To arrive at the wage rates, the group will look into the international best practices on the wages and evolve a scientific criteria and methodology for fixation of wages.
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Competition Commission of India
CCI receives notice under Green Channel filed by Motherson Sumi Systems Limited , Samvardhana Motherson International Limited , Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited  relating to an intra-group reorganization of the Motherson Group and is deemed approved
The Competition Commission of India  receives notice under Green Channel filed by Motherson Sumi Systems Limited , Samvardhana Motherson International Limited , Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited  relating to an intra-group reorganization of the Motherson Group and is deemed approved.
The proposed combination is envisaged through following steps:
- MSSL’s entire domestic wiring harness undertaking  will be demerged into a newly incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of MSSL i.e., Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited ; and
- SAMIL will be amalgamated by absorption into MSSL, being the resultant company. Subsequently, MSSL will be renamed as Samvardhana Motherson International Limited .
MSSL is the flagship company of the Motherson Group and is a leading automotive component manufacturer for original equipment manufacturers. MSSL is in the business of manufacturing automotive components , vision systems, moulded and polymer products, etc.
SAMIL is the largest shareholder of MSSL. SAMIL provides operational, strategic, and management support to all Motherson Group companies. SAMIL is inter alia engaged in the business of manufacturing automotive components and ancillaries, including automotive lighting systems, extruded and injection moulding tools and components, air intake manifolds etc.
SWS  is a Japanese company. It manufactures and sells wiring harnesses for automobiles and their components, electric wires, and cables for automobiles, electronic components for automobiles as well as components for electric vehicles.
Ministry of Power
Mission 500 GW by 2030
India takes one more step to reduce carbon emission and reduce the cost of power to consumers
Ministry of Power allows bundling of renewable to replace thermal power under existing PPAs
Under the guidance of Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, the Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy have issued revised guidelines providing for thermal generation companies to set up renewable energy generation capacity either by themselves through developers by open bids and supplying it to the consumers under the existing PPAs. This will enable the replacement of fossil fuel based energy by renewable energy under the existing PPAs. As the cost of renewable energy is less than the cost of Thermal energy, the gains from the bundling of renewable energy with thermal will be shared between the generator and Distribution companies/other procurers on a 50:50 basis. As the renewable energy will be balanced with thermal energy, therefore, the DISCOMs will now not need to acquire any separate capacity for balancing of renewable energy. This is a very significant step towards achieving the goal of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. The distribution companies will be able to count the renewable energy supplied under the scheme towards their renewable purchase obligation and this will be without the financial burden of separate PPA. This step by the Central Government will lead to a faster energy transition and will be beneficial for both the Generators and the Distribution Companies. Under the direction of the Hon’ble Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, the Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy are poised to take some additional steps for achieving 500 GW by 2030, for which orders are to be issued shortly.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – APRIL, 2023
The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers  for the month of April, 2023 increased by 5 & 6 points to stand at 1180  and 1192  points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from food group to the extent of 4.23 & 4.05 points respectively mainly due to increase in prices of pulses, milk, chillies dry, garlic, ginger, mixed spices, sugar, gur, vegetables & fruits, etc.
The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 12 points in 20 States. Tamilnadu with 1367 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 918 points stood at the bottom.
In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 12 points in 20 States. Tamilnadu with 1356 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 969 points stood at the bottom.
Amongst states, the maximum increase in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for both Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers was experienced by West Bengal State  mainly due to rise in the prices of milk, chillies dry, ginger, mixed spices, firewood, vegetables & fruits, etc.
Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 6.50% & 6.52% in April, 2023 compared to 7.01% & 6.94 respectively in March, 2023 and 6.44% and 6.67% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 6.67% & 6.52% in April, 2023 compared to 7.12% & 7.07% respectively in March, 2023 and 5.29% & 5.35% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year.
All-India Consumer Price Index Number :
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Group
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Agricultural Labourers
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Rural Labourers
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March, 2023
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April, 2023
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March, 2023
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April, 2023
|
|
General Index
|
|
1175
|
|
1180
|
|
1186
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1192
|
|
Food
|
|
1098
|
|
1104
|
|
1105
|
|
1111
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|
Pan, Supari, etc.
|
|
1996
|
|
1999
|
|
2005
|
|
2008
|
|
Fuel & Light
|
|
1298
|
|
1298
|
|
1290
|
|
1290
|
|
Clothing, Bedding &Footwear
|
|
1247
|
|
1252
|
|
1286
|
|
1292
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
1251
|
|
1256
|
|
1255
|
|
1260
The CPI – AL and RL for the month of May, 2023 will be released on 20th June, 2023.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Shri Prakash Javadekar virtually inaugurates Photo Exhibition in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on March 12 inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav India@75 in commemoration of India’s 75 years of independence. Following the inauguration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by the Prime Minister yesterday, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today virtually inaugurated Photo Exhibitions at seven different places across the country including Bhubaneswar as part of the ongoing Amrit Mahotsav.
On the occasion, Shri Javadekar said that the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is being organised at 75 places across the county. “Amrit Mahotsav pays tributes to the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Subash Chandra Bose, Dr. Ambedkar, all prominent leaders and revolutionaries including Khudiram Bose, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru, who have earned us our freedom,” said Shri Javadekar.
Shri Javadekar further said that it is important to make people aware of the story of independence in their own languages. “In the coming days, the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated on a much larger scale,” said the Union Minister. Following the inauguration of the exhibition, Shri Javadekar tweeted, “Effective exhibitions set up by BOC across the country will educate the populace on the ethos of freedom struggle and envision our path for next 25 years. Inaugurated 7 such exhibitions today. I invite people to visit these venues and leave with a piece of history with them.”
The exhibition held at Jaydev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar today is being organised jointly by the Regional Outreach Bureau  Bhubaneswar, Bureau of Outreach Communication  under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India along with Information and Public Relation Department and Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha.
The photo exhibition showcases the story of India’s freedom struggle from 1857. The story has been told through as many as 49 panels where pictures and information of the country’s freedom fighters ranging from Mahatma Gandhi, Subash Chandra Bose, Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel to Odisha’s freedom fighters Veer Surendra Sai and Rama Devi among others have been put up. The photo exhibition will continue till March 16.
During the inauguration of the exhibition, Shri Akhil Kumar Mishra, Director ROB Bhubaneswar, Shri Subodh Kumar Acharya and Shri Sanjay Mishra, Deputy Directors of Culture Department, Government of Odisha among other officials of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting were present.
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PIB Headquarters
Change In Pattern Of Train Services
The following train services are regulated due to the ‘law and order’ situation prevailing at Kuzhithurai station. A large mob has resorted to picketing railway tracks at Kuzhithurai railway station in the Trivandrum-Nagercoil section, demanding government attention to their demands.
TRAINS CANCELLED
1. Train No 66305 Kanyakumari-Kollam MEMU, is fully cancelled on 07.12.2017.
2. Train No 56317 Kochuveli-Nagercoil Passenger, is fully cancelled on 07.12.2017.
TRAINS PARTIALLY CANCELLED
1. Train No 22627 Tiruchchirapalli-Trivandrum Intercity, partially cancelled between Nagercoil Jn-Thiruvananthapuram central on 07.12.17, will be short terminated at Nagercoil Jn.
2. Train No 22628 Trivandrum-Tiruchchirappali Intercity Express, partially cancelled between Thiruvananthapuram central-Nagercoil Jn on 07.12.17, has started from Nagercoil Jn.
3. Train No 66304 Kollam-Kanyakumari MEMU, partially cancelled between Neyyatinkara-Kanniyakumari, has been short terminated at Neyyatinkara on 07.12.2017.
4. Train No 56304 Nagercoil-Kottayam passenger, partially cancelled between Nagercoil Jn-Thiruvananthapuram central, the train will start from Thiruvananthapuram central on 07.12.17.
5. Train No 16526 KSR Bangaluru-Kanyakumari express, is partially cancelled between Thriuvananthapuram central and Kanyakumari and hence the train has been short terminated at Thiruvananthapuram central on 07.12.17.
ND ERL: 313